Detect and report missing secret errors in agent failure issues#10399
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Detect and report missing secret errors in agent failure issues#10399
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Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Add reporting for missing secret errors in agent failure handling
Detect and report missing secret errors in agent failure issues
Jan 17, 2026
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When workflows fail due to missing secrets (e.g., MCP server authentication), the failure tracking issues now automatically detect and report these errors with actionable resolution steps.
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Missing Secret Detection
Enhanced Failure Issues
gh aw mcp inspect --check-secretscommandArtifact Pipeline
agent-artifactsin conclusion job before failure handler runs/tmp/gh-aw/{mcp-logs,safe-inputs/logs,sandbox/firewall/logs}/Example Output
Files Modified
actions/setup/js/handle_agent_failure.cjs- Detection logicpkg/workflow/notify_comment.go- Artifact download.github/aw/runbooks/workflow-health.md- DocumentationOriginal prompt
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